Two part finishing molding



May 12, 1931. E HARDESTY 1,804,831

TWO-PART FINISHING MOLDING Filed June 29, 1929 4/ ,J X? INV NTOR.

Patented May 12, 1931 UNITED, STATES PATENT. OFFICE FRANCIS D. HARDESTY, OF PLEASANT RIDGE, MICHIGAN, ASSlIGNOR 1'0 REEBOK-Z11!- M'ERS MOLDING COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN TWO PART FINISHING- MOLDING Application filed June 29,

The present invention relates to finishing moldings especially for vehicle bodies and more particularly to moldings made in two parts, one of which isnailed or otherwise 5! secured to the support and the other fixed over the nails or other securing means so as to provide a finished appearance.

Among the objects molding of the ty e indicated in which the 10 nailing strip is novel form and permits a more easy securing in place of the finishing molding.

Other objects will readily occur to thoseskilled in the art upon reference to the rol- 15 lowing description and the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a piece of the finishing molding.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a piece of the 20 nailing strip. I

' Fig. 3 is a section showing the parts secured together and to a support.

Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the form of blank for the nailing strip, and

2 Fig. 5 is a plan view of a nailing strip notched to permit easier bending.

As indicated inthe drawing, the nailing strip is formed by-punching a suitable blank as of the form shown in Fig. 4. This blank is then placed in suitable dies and the side strips brought together in the same horizontal plane while the cross strips 11 are bent up and formed to produce quadrilateral loops 12 either rectangular side strips being notched as at 13 and the nail holes 14 being provided at some time in the forming or unching operation.

The mol ing strip 15 is preferably of extruded metal and channeled as shown with inwardly projecting ribs 16, providing recesses 17 behind them.

When the nailing strip has been secured to a support 20 as by nails 21 through holes 14, the molding strip 15 is applied with the apex 22 of the loop 12 centered in the channel, the latter being preferably grooved as at 23 along its center line. Pressure then applied to the molding strip causes the loop 12 to flatten and project its lateral apexes .24 into the recesses 17 behind the ribs 16.

of the invention is a 'upstanding quadrilateral loops having one or diamond shaped, the- 1929. Serial No. 374,902.

i As indicated in Fig. 5,, the side portions 10 of the nailing strip may be notched as at 13 to permit easier lateral bending of the nailing strip and the inner edges 30 of said strip may be welded or brazed or otherwise secured together to aid the same operation. 7

Now, having described the invention and the preferred form of embodiment thereof,

.it is to be understood that the said invention is to be limited, not to the specific de tails herein described and illustrated, but pnly by the scope of the claims which fol- Claims:

1. An elongated two part finishing molding comprising an elongated channeled molding having laterally extending recesses in its inside walls and an elongated nailing strip comprising an elongated base provided with upstanding quadrilateral loops adapted to be flattened diagonally, whereby, when said molding is applied, the lateral corners of said loops become projected into said recesses to thereby fix the parts together.

2. An elongated two part finishing molding comprising an elongated channeled molding having laterally extending recesses in its inside walls and an elongated nailing strip comprising an elongated base provided with diagonal substantially perpendicular to the plane of the base and being adapted to be flattened, whereby when said molding is applied, the lateral corners of said loops become projected into said recesses to thereby fix the parts together.

3. An elongated two part finishing molding comprising an elongated channeled molding having laterally extending recesses in its inside walls and an elongated nailing strip comprising an elongated base provided with upstanding loops adapted to be flattened, whereby when said molding is applied, the lateral portions of said loops become projected into said recesses to thereby fix the parts together. I l

4. An elongated two part finishing molding comprising an elongated channeled molding having laterally extending recesses in its insidewalls and an elongated nailing strip com- 1M 5. An elongated strip made entirely of thin flexible sheet metal and comprising a pair of elongated separated base portions having integral therewith and therebetween deformable quadrilateral cross loops, the base portions having evenly and longitudinally spaced nailing apertures of small diameter. 15

FRANCIS D. HARDESTY. 

